On the wing
Breathe and I'll carry you awayInto the velvet skyAnd we'll stir the stars aroundAnd watch them fall awayInto the Hudson BayAnd plummet out of sight and soundThe open summer breezeWill sweep you through the hillsWhere I live in the alpine heightsBelow the Northern LightsI spend my coldest nightsAlone, awake and thinking ofThe weekend we were in love
Home among these mountain topsCan be so awfully dullA thousand miles from the tideBut photos on the walls ofNew York shopping mallsDistract me so I stay insideI wish the rocketsStayed over the promenadeCuz I would make a hook and eyeAnd fish them from the skyMy darling, she and IWe're hanging on so take us highTo sing the world goodbye
I am floating awayLost in a silent balletI'm dreaming you're out in the blueAnd I am right beside youAwake to take in the viewLate nights and early paradesStill photos and noisy arcadesMy darling, we're both on the wingLook down and keep on singingAnd we can go anywhere
Are you there? (Are you there?)
Are you there, or are you justA decoy dream in my head?Am I home or am I simplyTumbling all alone?
I am floating away (floating away)Lost in a silent ballet (silent ballet)I'm dreaming you're out in the blueAnd I am right beside youAwake to take in the viewLate nights and early parades (early parades)Still photos and noisy arcades (noisy arcades)My darling, we're both on the wingLook down and keep on singingAnd we can go anywhere
Are you there? (Are you there?)Are you there? (Are you there?)